Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Dia 3 Começado
Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Dia 3 Começado
Welcome to the penultimate day of Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.
Today, November 5, the remaining 12 players will return and play down to the final five.
Danny Chang (3,620,000 chips) is the man to catch heading into Day 3. He is the only player that bagged over the three million mark, with his nearest competitor Dan Colpoys (2,040,000 chips) just above two million.
Look for Chang to use his chip-leading stack in an attempt to navigate his way to the coveted WSOP championship gold bracelet along with the $484,791 in first-place cash.
Still in the hunt and always a factor are current WSOP bracelet owners Anatolii Zyrin (1,155,000 chips; 2x WSOP Winner), Josh Arieh (1,015,000 chips; 3x WSOP Winner), John Esposito (480,000; 1x WSOP Winner), and Alan Sternberg (410,000 chips; 1x WSOP Winner). Each of these gentlemen enters Day 3 in hopes of reaching that championship finale and adding another piece of hardware to their respective collection.
Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon | 430 | 1 | Anatolii Zyrin | Russia | 1,155,000 |
Amazon | 430 | 2 | Jeff Gross | United States | 235,000 |
Amazon | 430 | 4 | John Esposito | United States | 480,000 |
Amazon | 430 | 5 | Tim Seidensticker | United States | 150,000 |
Amazon | 430 | 7 | Matthew Woodward | United States | 1,600,000 |
Amazon | 430 | 8 | Dan Colpoys | United States | 2,040,000 |
Amazon | 439 | 1 | Josh Arieh | United States | 1,015,000 |
Amazon | 439 | 3 | Jason Riesenberg | United States | 360,000 |
Amazon | 439 | 4 | Danny Chang | United States | 3,620,000 |
Amazon | 439 | 5 | Aaron Kupin | United States | 500,000 |
Amazon | 439 | 6 | Alan Sternberg | United States | 410,000 |
Amazon | 439 | 7 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 955,000 |
Play will begin with Level 21, and each level will be 60-minutes long. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels, with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 26 at ~8:30 p.m. local time (PT).
Please stay tuned to PokerNews for continued live updates of this event, or join us live here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino where the cards will be in the air at 2:00 p.m. local time (PT) and play will continue until five players remain.
Nível: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
The action folded to Tim Seidensticker who made it 85,000 to go on the button. Matt Woodward and Dan Colpoys called from the blinds. The flop came and Woodward checked to Colpoys who bet 175,000. Seidensticker stuck in his last 65,000 and Woodward also called.
The turn brought the and both Woodward and Colpoys checked to the on the river. Both players checked again and Seidensticker turned over to claim the main pot. Colpoys held a pair of eights which earned the small side pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Dan Colpoys
|
1,950,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
Matt Woodward |
1,425,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Tim Seidensticker |
475,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
The action began with Aaron Kupin who raised from under the gun to 85,000 and was called by Danny Chang out of the big blind.
The dealer spread the flop of and Chang led out with a bet of 60,000 and was called by Kupin.
The turn card brought the and Chang fired another 200,000 which sent Kupin deep into the tank. After a full few minutes he opted to fold, and Chang took down the first one.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Danny Chang |
3,675,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
Aaron Kupin |
350,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
The action was picked up on a flop of with Adam Owen who led out for 400,000 chips and was called by Danny Chang.
The turn card was the and Owen moved all-in for his remaining 200,000 and Chang made the call.
The hands were tabled and it was the held by Owen that was in the lead versus the held by Chang.
The river card was the and that secured Owen the double up with one pair of jacks, ace-kicker.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Danny Chang |
3,010,000
-665,000
|
-665,000 |
|
||
Adam Owen |
1,750,000
795,000
|
795,000 |
Anatolii Zyrin raised it up to 55,000 from the cutoff and Tim Seidensticker called from the big blind. The flop came and the two players wasted little time before getting all the chips in the middle, with Seidensticker at risk for around 140,000.
Zyrin flipped over for the nut straight while Seidensticker held . Neither the turn nor the river would help Seidensticker as he was the first casualty of Day 3.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Anatolii Zyrin |
1,450,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
||
Tim Seidensticker | Eliminado |
The hand was discovered on a completed board of with Jeff Gross all-in and at-risk against two opponents, Anatolii Zyrin and Matt Woodward.
After all the dust had settled, the players each reluctant to turn over their cards, it was the for an ace-queen high held by Gross that bested both the and the held by Zyrin and Woodward, respectively.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Matt Woodward |
1,650,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Anatolii Zyrin |
1,200,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
||
Jeff Gross |
660,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
Anatolii Zyrin limped in on the button which invited Jeff Gross and John Esposito to come along from the blinds. The flop came and the action checked around to the on the turn.
Gross checked again and Esposito threw in a bet of 60,000. Zyrin called and Gross check-raised to 200,000. Esposito folded but Zyrin stuck around to see the on the river.
Gross thought for a moment before sticking in a bet of 185,000. Zyrin called and Gross turned over for a full house to scoop the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Jeff Gross |
1,175,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
||
Anatolii Zyrin |
775,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
|